APOLLO 16 CAPSULE

Historical Note:    Apollo 16 was the tenth manned mission in the Apollo program and the fifth mission to land on the Moon.  The crew members: John W. Young, commander; Ken Mattingly, command module pilot; and Charles Duke, lunar module pilot. It was a J-class mission, featuring a Lunar Rover.  In route to the moon, the Apollo 16 astronauts took several photos of Earth. One of which was with North America in the background, with much of the northern portion of the continent under extensive cloud cover.  The Apollo 16 subsatellite was launched from the CSM while it was in lunar orbit. The subsatellite carried out experiments on magnetic fields and solar particles. It was launched April 24, 1972 at 21:56:09 UTC and orbited the Moon for 34 days and 425 revolutions. It had a mass of 80 lb (36.3 kg) and consisted of a central cylinder and three 1.5 m booms.

*The Apollo 16 Capsule will be available on the first week of October, 2007.

Scale:    1:XX
W/S:          inches
Lgth:          6.5    inches

Item Number:    TMC-MN11064                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Price:    $199.95